People cannot choose where, when, and into what conditions they are born. From the moment of birth, each person must live on life's terms. The world is cruel. But that's only natural. We begin life as a chemical reaction. Human existence but a shadow of memory and information. The soul nonexistent. The mind merely synaptic sparks. We live alone, as we must-in a godless, merciless world. And yet we live. That is the secret of free will. You may aspire to good. You may aspire to evil. You may grope to find your path. But unless you are alive, no talent will ever bear fruit.